Author Chris Huntemann

Chris has written about mixed martial arts since 2010. He maintains his own MMA blog, MMA Maryland, that focuses exclusively on the sport's presence in that state. He also contributes to MMA Wreckage and has written for other blogs, including Cage Potato and Cage-Fights.com.

As far as clichés go in the fight business, “iron sharpens iron” ranks pretty high on the list. But in the case of UFC strawweight JJ Aldrich, it might actually be a bit of an understatement.
Even though she...

Felice Herrig, the UFC strawweight who experienced a career renaissance this year with three wins in 2017 and now has four consecutive victories overall, said she isn’t as keen to keep calling out other fighter...

On Saturday, Dec. 16, the UFC hosted UFC on Fox 26: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos from the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
In the night's main event, a pair of former champions locked horns as former we...

For some fighters, the creation of an aura is important. If they can defeat their opponent mentally before the fight even starts, it’s an advantage. It can’t be taught, no matter how many hours of training a fi...

Do you need a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season? Well, as usual, the UFC has you covered. The promotion returns to free network television with its latest Fox card on Saturday, Dec. 16. Thi...

It’s becoming a cliché, almost to the point of being considered a “hot take,” to say that the UFC refuses to promote its fighters.
It’s becoming a cliché to say that UFC President Dana White’s only interest ...

Did you have your fill over the Thanksgiving holiday? What’s that? You did? Welp, get ready for more! The UFC is providing yet another stacked fight card on Saturday, Dec. 2, featuring a title rematch for a mai...

Much like the quality of the turkey that millions of Americans consumed last week for Thanksgiving, the last couple of fight cards for Bellator MMA have been very lean, to say the least.
As Bellator continue...

On the surface, the UFC’s light heavyweight division doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.
Current champion Daniel Cormier was knocked out by Jon Jones at UFC 214 over the summer and lost the belt. However, a ...

Last weekend was one of the biggest in recent memory for mixed martial arts. While the majority of the attention should deservedly go to UFC 217 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, another noteworthy dev...